Of course, everyone who participated in the Battle of Holm is registered, including those who died on the battlefield, those who went missing, and those who were wounded and sent back.

In fact, this work began as soon as the First Regiment arrived in Holm, but at that time it was for the sake of making better and more rational use of each person, rather than rewarding merit.

Then, when the First Battalion was removed from Holm in a car, the "special medal" promised by Hitler was handed out to each soldier.

Of course, Qin Chuan also got one.

The whole shape of this medal is a shield, in the shield frame, the main body of the upper part is a hanging eagle with its head turned to the right side of the shield, the eagle's talons grasp a Third Reich Iron Cross with the word "Wan" in the middle, and the two sides of the hanging wings extend to the bottom of the Iron Cross. THE LOWER PART IS THE CAPITAL "CHOLM", AND UNDER THE LETTERS IS THE ARABIC NUMERAL "1942", WHICH REPRESENTS THE YEAR THE BATTLE TOOK PLACE.

"Good luck!" Werner pinned the shield to his left arm and said excitedly: "This is the first medal I have received, you must know that we have fought in Africa for two years and have not received any medals, but it has only been a few months......"

As he spoke, Werner flashed the medal on his arm to the crowd.

"What I want more than this is a vacation!" The baker took the medal in his hand and shook it: "Do you remember how long it took you to go home and see?" ”

"Two years, two months and four days!" Jakop replied.

There was silence in the car's cabin, apparently the topic evoking homesickness.

"I'm better than you!" Dominic leaned against the guardrail of his car and said, "I was at home for three months recuperating when I was last injured!" ”

"That must feel good, doesn't it?" The baker cast an envious glance at Dominic.

"Maybe!" Dominic shrugged: "But ...... Just as we complain of thirst and heat in the desert and dampness and cold in the USSR, we don't necessarily stay at home! ”

"How is that possible!"

"This guy is showing off in front of us!"

……

Dominic's words soon drew a wave of scolding from the soldiers, but they later learned that Dominic's words were not lying, at least not entirely.

"Captain!" At this time, the correspondent handed the phone to Qin Chuan and said, "Major call!" ”

The Major was referring to Bazel, and his calls were usually about orders.

Sure enough, when Qin Chuan took the phone, he heard Bazel say: "Convey the order and take a month off!" ”

"What?" Qin Chuan could hardly believe what he heard.

"Take a month off!" "We'll drive straight to the train station and take the train back to Germany!" says Bazel. ”

Qin Chuan turned to the soldiers in the carriage with an incredible expression and said, "Take a vacation, they let us take a vacation!" ”

"For how long?" The baker asked.

"A month!"

There was silence in the carriage for a moment, and then a cheer erupted, and the soldiers in the other cars apparently heard the news, so the cheers continued one after another.

After thinking about it, Qin Chuan felt that it was time for a holiday...... After the Battle of Holm, several German army groups had basically stabilized their positions. However, despite this, the Germans could not launch a counteroffensive in a short period of time, and could only stalemate with the Soviets on the Holm front until more supplies arrived and a large number of defeated troops had time to retrain.

Therefore, taking advantage of this gap, the first regiment got a rare month's vacation.

The convoy went straight to Velikiye Luki railway station...... There is no shortage of places on the trains back to Germany, as there are a large number of trains that arrive here with supplies and go back almost empty. So it didn't take much time for the 1st Corps to "get" a train large enough to carry the entire regiment back to Germany.

In the morning mist steam at the train station, several Soviets from the security squad were selling their creations to the German soldiers in stiff German:

"Sir, don't you bring some souvenirs back? Look at this, a cross made of bullets, and a military cap of the Soviets, a collar badge...... You can take it back and tell your relatives and friends that it was plucked from your captive enemies! They must be very envious of you, and this ...... A red flag, this is not a common thing! ”

The German soldiers couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, they did have made many military exploits and captured many prisoners, but they never thought of taking anything from the prisoners to bring back to their families, after all, they did not expect that they would have a holiday.

But they do need to bring something back to show off to family or friends.

So they gritted their teeth and took out their savings to buy souvenirs from the Soviets that were usually readily available.

Werner bought a red flag, and then he couldn't wait to unfurl it and said to the others: "Look, this red flag is accompanied by a shield, and I am sure that my family will think that I am proud!" ”

"Unless you can dig a few holes in this red flag, Werner!" Qin Chuan said.

"What?"

"Have you ever seen a flag captured by the enemy on the battlefield without bullet holes or damage?"

There was a burst of laughter in the carriage.

Werner's mouth was half open and he said, "So, I was deceived by them?" ”

"Of course!" Qin Chuan said: "Do you think this is a red flag captured from the battlefield? No, it's just a piece of red cloth, and maybe it will fade after it has just been dyed! ”

"These cunning Soviets!" Werner gritted his teeth and scolded: "He cheated me out of two cans!" ”

"It won't make a difference!" The baker said: "Like the captain said, you just need to burn a few holes with a cigarette in it, and then you can start talking about your heroic deeds!" ”

"That's right!" Werner pulled out his cigarette as he spoke.

When everyone had a smile of longing and anticipation on their faces, Qin Chuan worriedly flipped through the information in his hand.

Qin Chuan couldn't even remember the names of his family, so much so that he needed to review them temporarily.

What kind of people are they? What about that home? Do you become suspicious of yourself when you see them?

All of this made Qin Chuan hesitate whether he should return to the place where he was familiar with "Frick".

But obviously, it was impossible not to go back, because it would be strange to everyone, not only comrades-in-arms, superiors, but even the German military intelligence.

After thinking about it, Qin Chuan finally decided to put all these worries aside...... Whatever, the battlefield has come, will you still be afraid of a home in a peaceful society?